British media have revealed that Queen Elizabeth II will help pay 12 million pounds (about 525 million baht) to Prince Andrew. second son To settle a lawsuit in which the prince was accused of sexual harassment by Virginia Giuffre when she was a child.
A lawyer for Giuffre said on Tuesday that the two sides had reached an agreement. This will save Prince Andrew from the embarrassment of going to court.
Giuffre, now 38, claims she got to know Prince Andrew through American financier Jeffrey Epstein. and was forced to have sex with him when he was only 17 years old. considered to be a minor
Epstein, who was charged with sex crimes, “suicide” in a US prison in August 2019 while Prince Andrew He denied all allegations. and has never been charged with any criminal charges.
News of Prince Andrew’s settlement of the case with Giuffre immediately raised the question of “Who” was going to pay the sum. because it is known that Prince Andrew His Highness was in a state of convulsions, not reaching the back. and had little income from the pension he had served in the British Navy
The Daily Telegraph reported that Prince Andrew has agreed to pay £10million to Giuffre and a further £2million to the Prostitution Victims Foundation. In exchange for the girl to “finish” everything like this. All the money will come from “Personal property” of Queen Elizabeth II
Omid Scobie, a royal expert who is particularly close to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, commented on the matter. “In the end, Prince Andrew is not responsible for anything.”
“He did as the elite did. is to pay money to end the problem and also took advantage of the mother’s love (And the money in his account) in the auspicious year that the son-daughter should only do good things. For His Majesty King Kasem Samran… What a shame.”
Adam Helliger, another royal connoisseur told The Sun newspaper that The British public would be displeased to learn that the Queen paid to help her son.
“No one has this much money except Mother. And Prince Andrew was not very close to Prince Charles. So much so that he would pay such a large sum of money. He himself had almost no income.”
News of the Prince Andrew’s scandal has dampened the atmosphere of the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne, while British media say the same is true. Prince Andrew has ‘no chance’ to get back on track. and there was a demand for him to disappear from social circles permanently After being stripped of the military rank and had to end all charitable roles from the month last Jan
Source: AFP, Daily Mail.
